"The Twilight Zone" (1985) TV series 1985-1989

Creator:

Rod Serling

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

27 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller | Horror

Plot:

A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Sequel | Surrealism | Reboot Of Series | Supernatural Power

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Charles Aidman	...	Narrator (34 episodes, 1985-1987)
Robin Ward	...	Narrator (30 episodes, 1988-1989)

Also Known As:

The New Twilight Zone (Australia)

Runtime:

45 min (35 episodes) (Season 1-2) | USA:22 min (30 Episodes) (season 3)

Country:

UK | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:12 (parts 3 & 4) | Iceland:16 (part 2) | Iceland:L (part 1) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Atlantis Films

Trivia:

In syndicated versions of this show, Robin Ward narrates all the episodes, including the episodes which originally featured narration by Charles Aidman. MGM/UA felt that this would give the series a greater sense of uniformity. Also this way they didn't have to pay residuals to Aidman, but only to (the considerably cheaper) Ward.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994) (TV)

As good as the original

While many whill claim this as the superior series or vice versa, the reality of the matter is that this series tends to stand on its own two feet. With darker and more modern stories, the regular Joe who might have felt alienated by the original series. One could relate to the power and delicious eeriness of this new collection of nail biting stories and haunting epithets of fear. Very few shows these days put the same amount of passion into a series like this one did for the longest time. Hopefully, the newest incantation will be just as good as the first two. I will state this though, the 1980s version of the theme song and the opening was much better than the original.